Jess Wayde
@jaydestone.bsky.social
Or Jessica, if you're not into the whole brevity thing.
she/her
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Tum-tee-tum, don't mind me. Just thinkin' 'bout Cabaret.
Has nothing to do with anything else.
Has nothing to do with anything else.
January 5, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Tum-tee-tum, don't mind me. Just thinkin' 'bout Cabaret.
Has nothing to do with anything else.
Has nothing to do with anything else.
Me, 37 year old nerd, explaining to my spouse (who didn't read fiction at all until they met me) the phenomenon of sci-fi and fantasy books having covers that have very little to do with their contents. This embarrassment is so old I forgot it existed.
January 2, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Me, 37 year old nerd, explaining to my spouse (who didn't read fiction at all until they met me) the phenomenon of sci-fi and fantasy books having covers that have very little to do with their contents. This embarrassment is so old I forgot it existed.
Linzi got me The Book of Bill for Christmas and I'm trying to explain to them what The Stinky Cheese Man is and why a Gravity Falls book having that vibe is an A++++ experience.
I haven't giggled at/with a book this much in a long time.
I haven't giggled at/with a book this much in a long time.
December 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Linzi got me The Book of Bill for Christmas and I'm trying to explain to them what The Stinky Cheese Man is and why a Gravity Falls book having that vibe is an A++++ experience.
I haven't giggled at/with a book this much in a long time.
I haven't giggled at/with a book this much in a long time.
Whoever sent us beautiful little books from Obvious State: thank you! They are delightful, and we love them, and we have no idea who gave them to us!
December 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Whoever sent us beautiful little books from Obvious State: thank you! They are delightful, and we love them, and we have no idea who gave them to us!
Me (putting the grill away): As the propane store in Boise's sign has always said, "tank heaven for little grills".
Linzi: ..."thank heaven for little girls"? What?
Me: My parents insisted it was a reference to a song.
TURNS OUT: IT IS. Still, the sign has been up since time immemorial.
Linzi: ..."thank heaven for little girls"? What?
Me: My parents insisted it was a reference to a song.
TURNS OUT: IT IS. Still, the sign has been up since time immemorial.
December 25, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Me (putting the grill away): As the propane store in Boise's sign has always said, "tank heaven for little grills".
Linzi: ..."thank heaven for little girls"? What?
Me: My parents insisted it was a reference to a song.
TURNS OUT: IT IS. Still, the sign has been up since time immemorial.
Linzi: ..."thank heaven for little girls"? What?
Me: My parents insisted it was a reference to a song.
TURNS OUT: IT IS. Still, the sign has been up since time immemorial.
Back off the bus in your old home town
If you didn't like me then you prob'ly won't like me now
If you didn't like me then you prob'ly won't like me now
December 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Back off the bus in your old home town
If you didn't like me then you prob'ly won't like me now
If you didn't like me then you prob'ly won't like me now
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
I'm really unhappy with my latest comic but instead of throwing it away I'm just pressing through to finish it. This may be a mistake and it might be the right thing to do.
I suppose that covers the possibilities.
Bottom line is I'm never having more than, like, four people in a comic, again.
I suppose that covers the possibilities.
Bottom line is I'm never having more than, like, four people in a comic, again.
December 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I'm really unhappy with my latest comic but instead of throwing it away I'm just pressing through to finish it. This may be a mistake and it might be the right thing to do.
I suppose that covers the possibilities.
Bottom line is I'm never having more than, like, four people in a comic, again.
I suppose that covers the possibilities.
Bottom line is I'm never having more than, like, four people in a comic, again.
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the full speech is something to see & is one of the reasons it is good to have a trans member of congress
youtu.be/5LqVMCW4e0c?...
youtu.be/5LqVMCW4e0c?...
Rep Sarah McBride on the steps of the Capitol
YouTube video by David Steinglass
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
the full speech is something to see & is one of the reasons it is good to have a trans member of congress
youtu.be/5LqVMCW4e0c?...
youtu.be/5LqVMCW4e0c?...
"Crazy how it rips off Cyberpunk 2077." --reddit, about a standard-looking cyberpunk game.
CYBERPUNK 2077 IS JUST VERY STANDARD CYBERPUNK. BECAUSE THE CYBERPUNK 2013/2020/2077 UNIVERSE IS KIND IF THE STANDARD CYBERPUNK UNIVERSE. THIS IS OKAY. GENRES EXIST.
CYBERPUNK 2077 IS JUST VERY STANDARD CYBERPUNK. BECAUSE THE CYBERPUNK 2013/2020/2077 UNIVERSE IS KIND IF THE STANDARD CYBERPUNK UNIVERSE. THIS IS OKAY. GENRES EXIST.
December 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
"Crazy how it rips off Cyberpunk 2077." --reddit, about a standard-looking cyberpunk game.
CYBERPUNK 2077 IS JUST VERY STANDARD CYBERPUNK. BECAUSE THE CYBERPUNK 2013/2020/2077 UNIVERSE IS KIND IF THE STANDARD CYBERPUNK UNIVERSE. THIS IS OKAY. GENRES EXIST.
CYBERPUNK 2077 IS JUST VERY STANDARD CYBERPUNK. BECAUSE THE CYBERPUNK 2013/2020/2077 UNIVERSE IS KIND IF THE STANDARD CYBERPUNK UNIVERSE. THIS IS OKAY. GENRES EXIST.
You love "Rockin' the Suburbs" for its title track, reveling in the irony and satire while ignoring its criticisms. I love "Rockin' the Suburbs" for its harsh portraits of bleak middle class life.
You should listen to it with this frame in mind.
You should listen to it with this frame in mind.
December 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
You love "Rockin' the Suburbs" for its title track, reveling in the irony and satire while ignoring its criticisms. I love "Rockin' the Suburbs" for its harsh portraits of bleak middle class life.
You should listen to it with this frame in mind.
You should listen to it with this frame in mind.
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I made a 4 page comic for Root & Stem about Gen-AI which is pretty funny, if I do say so.
The whole magazine is very cool, with a goal of making STEM available to remote and Indigenous communities.
Read the whole thing here:
rootandstem.ca/learn/always...
The whole magazine is very cool, with a goal of making STEM available to remote and Indigenous communities.
Read the whole thing here:
rootandstem.ca/learn/always...
December 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I made a 4 page comic for Root & Stem about Gen-AI which is pretty funny, if I do say so.
The whole magazine is very cool, with a goal of making STEM available to remote and Indigenous communities.
Read the whole thing here:
rootandstem.ca/learn/always...
The whole magazine is very cool, with a goal of making STEM available to remote and Indigenous communities.
Read the whole thing here:
rootandstem.ca/learn/always...
I have been proclaiming for years that "hey can you jump on a call?" is a great way to make the recipient think they're about to be fired. It was quite vindicating, this summer, to get this message for the umpteenth time and finally be correct.
December 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I have been proclaiming for years that "hey can you jump on a call?" is a great way to make the recipient think they're about to be fired. It was quite vindicating, this summer, to get this message for the umpteenth time and finally be correct.
Spoiler alert: Quentin Tarantino no doubt has strong opinions you do not agree with.
More news at eleven.
But seriously how are people still talking about this?
More news at eleven.
But seriously how are people still talking about this?
December 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Spoiler alert: Quentin Tarantino no doubt has strong opinions you do not agree with.
More news at eleven.
But seriously how are people still talking about this?
More news at eleven.
But seriously how are people still talking about this?
Okay, hunter's journal complete, all relics turned in, all tools/spools/masks acquired. I'm missing two mementos (the final race and the carnival games) but you know what: that's enough. That's enough Silksong.
November 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Okay, hunter's journal complete, all relics turned in, all tools/spools/masks acquired. I'm missing two mementos (the final race and the carnival games) but you know what: that's enough. That's enough Silksong.
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play my visual novel it's about a girl who scream-laughs and drives against traffic and a guy who smiles serenely with a gun to his head and a precious baby alligator and together they kill god
soul of sovereignty chapter 3 is out now! #soulsov gigidigi.itch.io/soulsov
November 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
play my visual novel it's about a girl who scream-laughs and drives against traffic and a guy who smiles serenely with a gun to his head and a precious baby alligator and together they kill god
There was a time in this country, a great time, where a man could ask for some spare change, just to get his car fueled up, just to get away, and everyone within hearing range would reply "Yep!" What a concept.
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 AM
There was a time in this country, a great time, where a man could ask for some spare change, just to get his car fueled up, just to get away, and everyone within hearing range would reply "Yep!" What a concept.
Back in my day, we called it "it rots their brains!"
November 15, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Back in my day, we called it "it rots their brains!"
The truth is, I don't believe you're a Portland resident unless you've been threatened by a singing band of demons that if you don't shop at a specific electronics store, "you'll be sorry."
November 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The truth is, I don't believe you're a Portland resident unless you've been threatened by a singing band of demons that if you don't shop at a specific electronics store, "you'll be sorry."
I always know when I've drawn "expressionless" properly because it looks like a Bitmoji.
November 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I always know when I've drawn "expressionless" properly because it looks like a Bitmoji.
Turns out it's difficult to connect with your parents about having difficult parents.
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Turns out it's difficult to connect with your parents about having difficult parents.
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They probably shouldn’t have said publicly that they were using ai to program windows 11. I probably wouldn’t have said that part
November 4, 2025 at 6:14 AM
They probably shouldn’t have said publicly that they were using ai to program windows 11. I probably wouldn’t have said that part
I wrote a very long retrospective on the 2016 puzzle game The Witness. I don't know why I did. This is what happens when I am not distracted by employment.
Why Do I Love The Witness?
On Hidden Images and Authorial Intent
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I wrote a very long retrospective on the 2016 puzzle game The Witness. I don't know why I did. This is what happens when I am not distracted by employment.
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Katamari is my favourite series of all time but the problem with making a new katamari is that a) keita takahashi doesn’t get paid and b) nobody can ever improve upon we <3 katamari!! there’s nowhre to go but down
October 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Katamari is my favourite series of all time but the problem with making a new katamari is that a) keita takahashi doesn’t get paid and b) nobody can ever improve upon we <3 katamari!! there’s nowhre to go but down
I'm rereading IT, sort of because it's October and sort of because the themes struck me and sort of because it is, truly, one of my comfort books. Few books make me feel as warm and happy, or make me smile and laugh, as IT. It makes me nostalgic for childhood like nothing else.
October 25, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I'm rereading IT, sort of because it's October and sort of because the themes struck me and sort of because it is, truly, one of my comfort books. Few books make me feel as warm and happy, or make me smile and laugh, as IT. It makes me nostalgic for childhood like nothing else.